Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2023 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Apple M series series.
Name: Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Family: Apple M series
Group: Apple M2
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.5 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 24
Cores A: 16x Avalanche
Cores B: 8x Blizzard
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.5 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) uses the Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core), which has 7680 texture shaders and 960 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
GPU frequency: 1.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 960
Shaders: 7680
Max. GPU Memory: 192.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 2
Direct X: --
Technology: 5 nm
Release date: Q2/2023

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

AI hardware: Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications: 32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 192.0 GB distributed across 8 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 819.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory: 192.0 GB
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 819.1 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 90 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 90 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is manufactured using a 5 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 72.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: M2
Operating systems: macOS, iPadOS
Virtualization: Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date: Q2/2023
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 3.6 GHz
29745
29745
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
29384
29384
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
29384
29384
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
29384
29384
AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 2.5 GHz
28314
28314

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
29306
29306
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
28967
28967
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
28967
28967
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
28967
28967
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
28905
28905

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
27376
27376
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
27376
27376
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
27376
27376
Intel Xeon w9-3495X
56C 112T @ 1.9 GHz
26114
26114

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
26980
26980
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
21300
21300
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
21200
21200
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
15900
15900

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
2689
2689
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
2689
2689
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
2689
2689
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
2689
2689
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
2689
2689

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1874
1874
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1874
1874
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
1874
1874
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.5 GHz
1874
1874
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
1874
1874

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1695
1695
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1695
1695
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
1695
1695
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.5 GHz
1695
1695
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
1695
1695